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Police chase ends when driver runs out of gas

Posted On: 7th August, 2018

By: Patrice Mitchell, WVVA.com

A police chase that spanned multiple counties ended when the driver eventually ran out of gas.

According to court documents, the driver of a silver Dodge sedan was driving erratically on the highway. When a deputy with the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department tried to pull the car over, the driver refused and a police pursuit ensued.

The driver led police on a pursuit from Princeton to Pipestem in Summers County. The driver was forced to stop the vehicle after running out of gas.

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